ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190236
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| Date: | Sunday 18 September 2016 |
| Time: | c. 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Evektor-Aerotechnik EV-97 EuroStar |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-GARB |
| MSN: | 2013-4104 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912-UL |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fforddlas Farm, Cwmbach, Builth Wells, Powys, Wales -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Arclid Airfield, Cheshire |
| Swansea Airport | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was seen cruising at an altitude of around 2,500 ft. At a later point it was seen to pitch nose-up and enter a steep spinning-type descent before striking the ground, resulting in fatal injuries to the pilot and passenger.
The left wing had appeared to fold rearwards in the descent and this was attributed by the investigation to a structural failure near the root of this wing, caused by upward bending of the wing beyond its design limits. No pre-existing material defect, or significant design issue, was found in the wing structure. The failure is most likely to have occurred as a result of an attempted recovery from an inadvertent manoeuvre inducing a structural overload, although the cause of the manoeuvre could not be identified.
One Safety Recommendation is made, relating to the EV-97 Eurostar pitch trim mechanism.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1808937/two-men-die-in-horror-crash-in-wales/
2. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-37405594
3. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3798102/Harry-Styles-flying-instructor-killed-air-crash-plane-flown-One-Direction-star.html
4. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=GARB
5. https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/two-men-die-after-microlight-11908527_
6. https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/emergency-services/2016/09/19/mid-wales-microlight-crash-investigations-underway-after-aircraft-accident/_/
7. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/builth-wells-microlight-crash-two-8868093
8. https://www.dyfed-powys.police.uk/en/newsroom/press-releases/police-investigate-aircraft-collision-cwmbach-builth-wells-18th-september-2016/
9. https://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=101672
10. https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/aaib-investigation-to-ev-97-teameurostar-uk-eurostar-g-garb
11. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a5f150c40f0b65266e77b87/EV-97_Teameurostar_UK_Eurostar_G-GARB_02-18.pdf (AAIB Report)
Media:
EV-97 Eurostar, fatal accident, near Buith Wells, Powys, 18 Sept 16 https://t.co/cq276Kbn5o pic.twitter.com/K993AShYKm
— AAIB (@aaibgovuk) 8 February 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Sep-2016 09:48 | sharla82 | Added |
| 19-Sep-2016 09:49 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Nature] |
| 19-Sep-2016 11:40 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Sep-2016 07:58 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn] |
| 20-Sep-2016 07:59 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Narrative] |
| 20-Sep-2016 21:59 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 29-Sep-2017 22:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 29-Sep-2017 22:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2018 19:11 | Captain Adam | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2018 19:12 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2018 19:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
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